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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

    Culture
    Watch: the official Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 trailerWatch: the official Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 trailer
    Culture

    Those deaths — they have to mean something.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    Wyatt Cenac: I called out Jon Stewart for being insensitive and he told me to “fuck off”Wyatt Cenac: I called out Jon Stewart for being insensitive and he told me to “fuck off”
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    The writer/comedian did not like Stewart’s Herman Cain “voice.”

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Space
    Sharknado 3: 7 important lessons from this cultural institutionSharknado 3: 7 important lessons from this cultural institution
    Space

    When in doubt, grab an American flag.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Bill Simmons is going to HBOBill Simmons is going to HBO
    Culture

    The 45-year-old podcaster gets a cool job at HBO.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    The Gawker meltdown, explainedThe Gawker meltdown, explained
    Culture

    Gawker has become a story Gawker would cover.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    archives
    Watch: The official trailer for Pixar’s The Good DinosaurWatch: The official trailer for Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur
    archives

    Dinosaurs ... with ... feelings.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Dear Marvel, I was wrong. Ant-Man is great.Dear Marvel, I was wrong. Ant-Man is great.
    Culture

    I really thought I’d be able to plant my flag in what was supposed to be a garbage fire of a film and declare Marvel dead.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck is a standard rom-com dressed like a dirty jokeAmy Schumer’s Trainwreck is a standard rom-com dressed like a dirty joke
    Culture

    It’s one hilarious movie, but it’s not really what it promises to be.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Ant-Man’s post-credits scenes, explainedAnt-Man’s post-credits scenes, explained
    Culture

    SPOILER ALERT.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Ant-Man: A brief history of Marvel’s most important third-string heroAnt-Man: A brief history of Marvel’s most important third-string hero
    Culture

    How did this guy get a movie?

    By Alex Abad-Santos

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